rsmark86

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do i get rs500 spoilers and bumper in fibreglass or just leave looking like a 3dr with just the front splitter ....

i quite like the look of the 500 in moonstone but dont know what the fibreglass kit looks like when fitted and weather its any good....

also need a set of weather strips ...

ive decided to paint it moonstone and then paint the wheels in white and fit a white roll cage ???

bigluke200

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Ive just got hold of a fibreglass copy RS500 front bumper for mine, I bought it from a mate who had it sat in his loft for years so I have no idea who made it - I have to say it does look very good quality though

I should be getting it painted up etc over the next month or so, you are welcome to pop over and have a look when its done - just down the road from you in Newbury.

Mine's moonstone but gone for dark wheels and dark cage







Sorry got carried away with pics I'm thinking about the rear spoilers as well- certainly the lower one.

I do wonder if you fit just the front RS500 bumper it'd make the back end look a bit puny?

R4N SS

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i got rs500 front bumper and upper rear spoiler to go on mine and the are both fibreglass.

They defo look better with the full 500 kit on.

I still have my original 500 front bumper and splitter but thats not going on the car as its a rep and prob worth more than the car

Im only in slough mate and you're welcome to pop over and try the parts if you need

massivewangers

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I think it's best to do one or the other really.

Keep it looking like a standard 3dr, or add all the RS500 bits. I think they need the spoilers and bumper etc together really.

They look awesome either way of course, but I don't think mixing and matching quite works somehow!

R4N SS

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a 500 front splitter is a must on any 3dr cossie regardless of what bumper they have

jason_nike

Think the RS500 spoilers look great.
I need to get a black front replica 500 bumper now.

Kevin_Mc

3 doors look wank without the lower rear spoiler IMO

R4N SS

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thats a bit harsh

Rax

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Thats exactly what I was thinking
Each to their own an all but the 3dr looks a cracking car spoilers or not imo.

rsmark86

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i think im gunna look at it but i can only find copies of them all so was just wondering if they are any good..... ....

thanks for the pics guys and its also moonstone and ive got compomotive th2s fitted and they are graphite but im thinking of painting them white????

i need to decide quick as its in the bodyshop now

lacey

years ago seven valleys had a car in one of the mags and it had a rs500 splitter on it which had been made a inch or so deeper now that looked good . I did have a look for one before now but no luck. I also maybe putting fibre glass bumpers and spoiler on mine as the weight difference is a lot .

rsmark86

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i do like this its a realy nice one

what cage is that and how much are they???

Kevin_Mc

it was obviously a bit of a joke although they do look like something's missing without them tbh (in my humble opinion of course)

rsmark86

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they need at least a splitter but just wondering weather to go the whole hog and fit all rs500 bits

R4N SS

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do it

rsmark86

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there is a guy intrested in my wheels for a 500 bumper just trying to find out what it comes with

R4N SS

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make sure its a genuine 500 bumper - i have been a offered upto a grand for mine several times and turned them all down.

what wheels you swapping?

boy-racer-1

make sure its not a moded 3 door bumper aswel ive seen a few of them about

rsmark86

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na its a fibreglass copie abit like x-sport do ...

ive got a set of 3dr wheels with nearly new r888s that just need a set of locks i want £300 for the lot

bigluke200

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Thanks mate, it's a safety devices saff cage. I bought it second hand for £250-£300 I think, can't remember the exact amount.

Saff cages will sit slightly forward of the B pillars but still fit and work fine



No chopping of dash required either

R4N SS

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think you would only get 300 if your wheels are mint and complete with locks and keys.

average 3dr wheels with lock and keys go for 150-200, i know as im selling my ones off my project, but you will always get more by selling the locks off, then the caps and then the wheels - which i may do on the ebay.

front fibreglass bumpers are around 150-200 anyway - i paid a hundred for mine but it has a few chips and marks which will need sorting prior to fitting.

rsmark86

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im selling them with nearly new r888s tho which are over £100 each and the wheels and caps all fitted up for £300.....

rsmark86

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so this is a saff cage im not bothered if its sits a bit forward....

crazy kid 1

these replica bumpers are ok as long as you get a decent copy ive got one in the garage but its f**king shite nothing fits right and hangs out of the wings by 2" both sides

rsmark86

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thanks mate so worth trial fitting before buying then???

R4N SS

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think paul@nyrs said they stick out as when the mould is made the bumper is not on the car. Apparantly for a perfect fit the mould has to be made whilst the bumper is still fitted.

I have a fibre 500 copy for mine but its new and has been sat in a workshop for a while so have no idea how it will be fitted but that is something the bodyshop will have to sort.

rsmark86

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a friend of mine had the x sport one and he said that he had to make all the brackets as they come as a bare shell but once done it fitted fine

PAUL S

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Pauls spot on with that as usual, the other reason I was told is that Ford were quite sneaky with the 500 bumpers and they bow out more on the sides than the 3dr one, this was on purpose apparently so that they could pump the front of the wings out more on the race cars without it being obvious to the officials, in order to get fatter rubber in the arch. if you look at the side of a genuine 500 bumper even when fitted perfectly the panel gap is huge on both sides. Being rigid a fibreglass copy cannot be coaxed into fitting like the flexi originals, the rebatch original ones were even more flexible again.

If any suppliers are reading this, there is a definate market for a well made RS500 carbon or fibreglass bumper bare outer skin moulded from a properly fitted original bumper, as they could then strip out the support structure from a normal 3dr cosworth bumper (which is virtually identical to the 500 ones, only needs very minor mod), and install that onto the skin and it would then be a very well fitting copy.

With originals now well over a grand again I would say if someone could supply such things on an exchange basis for a 3dr bumper, they could market such a service for a lot more than they charge for the current copies. They could also then sell the original 3dr skin as they are also in demand but to a lesser degree

Same with the rear upper fins, if they were moulded to include the proper fixing holes and copies made of the screw covers, once painted they would look and fit exactly like the originals that are also creeping up to a grand now.

If they do start racing the 500s again there will also be a steady need for such copies

benevans806

Just read this thread-
I would be interesting in buying a direct replacement good quality carbon/kevlar front RS500 bumper & rear spoilers - there is a market be it a group buy or simular....
SO HOW MUCH AND WHO'S GOING TO DO THEM..........